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Published on June 4, 2014 |

Ideas with Paul Kennedy

Following on the heels of Green Growth: Can Profits Save the Planet?, IDEAS presents the , a biennial conclave with some of the world's most respected ecologists debating one of the crucial questions of our time -- is it possible for economists to understand and appreciate the 'real' value of the environment?

Classified as: Sustainability, Ideas, Green Growth, Muskoka Summit
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Published on: 9 Jun 2014

Montreal — Green spaces can help obliterate blue spaces in our minds: It’s a no-brainer.

Published on May 30, 2014 |

by: Bill Brownstein

Classified as: Sustainability, climate, Green Spaces, Indoor Plants
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Published on: 6 Jun 2014

The 2nd annual 91˿Ƶ Awards for Equity and Community Building were handed out on April 24.

Published on May 8, 2014 |

by: 91˿Ƶ Reporter Staff

Classified as: Sustainability, Community Building, equity and diversity, Community Engagement Day
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Published on: 14 May 2014

Published on May 8, 2014 |

by: 91˿Ƶ Reporter Staff

A drab hallway, an empty lawn, an awkward nook – every university has them. But what if these were re-imagined as a colourful study space with bench seating, a pop-up outdoor classroom, and a busking area for student musicians?

Classified as: Sustainability, James Walk, 91˿Ƶ Spaces Project
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Published on: 8 May 2014

91˿Ƶ group says the Arctic needs better adaptation policies

Published on April 28, 2014 |
by David Murphy

Inuit are vulnerable to climate change, and it’s time for new policy to adapt, a group of researchers says in a new report

That’s the message from the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group, led by James Ford of 91˿Ƶ, who released a paper April 24 about the need for better adaption strategies, especially in health, for Inuit.

Classified as: Sustainability, climate change, James Ford
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Published on: 1 May 2014

Students learn about nature and politics in unique project to place a bee colony atop town hall

Published on April 22, 2014 |
Written by: Catherine Solyom

For the bees, too, it’s been a long, hard winter.

Classified as: Sustainability, Macdonald Campus, 91˿Ƶ Apicultural Assocation, SP0101
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Published on: 22 Apr 2014

The Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) announced on April 15, that two 91˿Ƶ researchers are among the 24 winners of $500,000 grants to transform carbon dioxide into useful products.

Published on April 16, 2014 | 91˿Ƶ Publications
Written by: Meaghan Thurston

Classified as: Sustainability, Research Grants, carbon dioxide, Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC)
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Published on: 18 Apr 2014

Statistical analysis rules out natural-warming hypothesis with more than 99% certainty

Published on April 11, 2014 | 91˿Ƶ Research

An analysis of temperature data since 1500 all but rules out the possibility that global warming in the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the earth’s climate, according to a new study by 91˿Ƶ physics professor Shaun Lovejoy.

Classified as: global warming, Sustainability, climate dynamics
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Published on: 15 Apr 2014

“Hate” may be a strong word, but it is the word used by mild-mannered Bernice Ting to describe how she feels about waste.

Published on April 9, 2014 |
by Jennifer Nault

Classified as: Sustainability, Macdonald Campus, Bernice Ting, Out-of-the-Garden
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Published on: 13 Apr 2014

Recommendations to be released in April in response to criticism of Milton bike gates.

Published on April 1, 2014 |
by Chelsea Ju

Cycling regulations on campus could undergo substantial changes following the work of 91˿Ƶ’s Cycling Working Group, which is scheduled for release in April.

The group was created in order to analyze issues regarding bicycles on campus, with the goal of devising a well-compromised accommodation for cyclists at the university.

Classified as: transportation, Bikes, biking, Milton gates, SPF: Transportation, working group
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Published on: 3 Apr 2014

The global transition to clean energy is underway and Canada is lagging, experts speaking at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Summit said Saturday.

Published on March 29, 2014 |
by Laura Ryckewaert

Classified as: Sustainability, energy, SPF: Energy
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Published on: 1 Apr 2014

Researchers from the 91˿Ƶ and University of Pennsylvania have found evidence to show climate change is the main reason for the disappearance of ice-free regions, known as polynyas.

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Classified as: environment, Sustainability, climate change, Antartica, Univeristy of Pensylvania
Published on: 1 Apr 2014

The first annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design will be held March 17-18 at le Centre Mont-Royal from 5:30-7:30 p.m..

Published on March 12, 2014 |
by 91˿Ƶ Reporter Staff

Classified as: Sustainability, energy, Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering
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Published on: 20 Mar 2014

91˿Ƶ of Montreal, Canada won the Zero Emissions, or electric, category of the challenge last weekend at Michigan Technological University's Keweenaw Research Center.

Published on March 13, 2014 |
by Dan Roblee

Classified as: engineering, Sustainability, 91˿Ƶ competition, Snowmobile
Published on: 19 Mar 2014

French researchers are cautioning that the mining and drilling of northern regions could potentially free dormant pathogens out of the frozen soil.

Published on March 4, 2014 |
by Tu Thanh Ha

French researchers who have revived a 30,000-year-old giant virus from a sample of Siberian permafrost are cautioning that the mining and drilling of northern regions could potentially free dormant pathogens out of the frozen soil.

Classified as: environment, global warming, office of sustainability, mcgill research, pathogens
Published on: 19 Mar 2014

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